14 DAY TRIAL // Lenovo's backed startup company ZUK will be launching its first flagship smartphone in the coming months, but word about the Z1 emerged earlier this month.
ZUK Z1 is a high-end smartphone that will be launched in China to compete with other native handset makers like LeTV, Xiaomi, OnePlus, but also Huawei, and ZTE.
The Z1 will most certainly compete with Lenovo's smartphones as well, though the Chinese company doesn't seem to care since ZUK is its own new sub-brand, which is only available in China.
Although initial rumors claimed ZUK Z1 will ship with CyanogenOS, it looks like Lenovo has decided to go Android 5.1.1 Lollipop operating system after all, GizChina reports.
In order to start the marketing campaign for the ZUK Z1, the Chinese company has revealed some of the smartphone's specs during a short presentation held in the Mainland.
One of the previously rumored pieces of hardware that will be part of the ZUK Z1 is the fingerprint scanner, which has been confirmed at the press conference.
The U-Touch scanner/gesture control system is a bit of a mystery
The Z1 will feature a U-Touch fingerprint scanner/gesture control system, which will be placed below the display, not on the back of the phone under the camera.
Unfortunately, since no images of the smartphone have been shown at the event, it's unclear whether the fingerprint scanner will be placed under a Home screen, like Samsung Galaxy S6, or the phone will feature a touch area.
We do know that ZUK Z1 users will be able to unlock the smartphone and swipe between screens and menus using this U-Touch system.
ZUK also revealed that the Z1 would be powered by a huge 4,000 mAh battery and that it would support GSM, 3G and LTE bands on China Unicom, China Mobile and China Telecom carriers.
There isn't any info on the chipset inside the ZUK Z1, but the Chinese company confirmed the smartphone would boast a “latest-generation” 13-megapixel rear-facing camera with a resolution of 4160 x 3120 pixels.
While there's no word on pricing options yet, ZUK Z1 is expected to be launched in China sometime in late August or early September.
